1 Works by Carolyn Howard-Johnson
| Title | Role | Year | Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This Is the Place | Author | 2000 | Novel |
Carolyn Howard-Johnson
Example of work can be found on page 88 of the Volume 09, Number 01 (2007) issue of Irreantum.
Debra Paige
LDS
LDS (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Carolyn Howard-Johnson’s first novel, This is the Place, won eight awards and her book of creative nonfiction, Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered, won three. Her fiction, nonfiction and poems have appeared in national magazines, anthologies and review journals. A chapbook of poetry, Tracings, was named to the Compulsive Reader's Ten Best Reads list and was given the Military Writers' Society of America's Silver Award of Excellence. She speaks on Utah’s culture, tolerance and book promotion and editing and has appeared on TV and hundreds of radio stations nationwide. She is an instructor for UCLA Extension’s world-renown Writers’ Program and her how-to book, The Frugal Book Promoter: How to Do What Your Publisher Won’t was named USA Book News’ “Best Professional Book 2004." and the Irwin Award. Her The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success also won a nod from USA Book News and won Readers' Views Literary Award. Her marketing campaign for that book won the marketing award from New Generation Indie Book Awards.
Howard-Johnson is the recipient of the California Legislature’s Woman of the Year in Arts and Entertainment Award, the Book Publicists of Southern California's Irwin Award and her community's Character and Ethics award for her work promoting tolerance with her writing. She was also named to Pasadena Weekly's list of 14 women of "San Gabriel Valley women who make life happen."
The author loves to travel and has studied at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom; Herzen University in St. Petersburg, Russia; and Charles University, Prague. She admits to carrying a pen and journal with her wherever she goes.
University of Utah, University of Southern California, University of California Los Angeles, writing at Cambridge University, Herzen University in St. Petersburg, Charles University in Prague
Instructor for UCLA Extension's Writers' Program, staff writer for the Salt Lake Tribune, editorial assistant at Good Housekeeping Magazine, Author
Female
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English